I am yet unable to move or turn myself in my bed. This is my personal fortune here to begin with. And, besides, I can get no money from my tenants,' and have my meadows eaten up every night by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this signifies, or may... The lives of the most eminent English poets - Page 21by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
| Ely Bates - 1804 - 422 pages
...unable to move or turn myself in my bed. This is my personal fortune here to begin with. And, besides, I can get no money from my tenants, and have my meadows...God knows; 'if it be ominous, it can end in nothing less than hanging*." Two years afterwards, he died ; and thus terminated his plan of rural felicity.... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...move or turn myself " in my bed. This is my personal fortune here to begin with. And, besides, " lean get no money from my tenants, and have my meadows...night by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this signifies, or may come " to in time, Cod knows; if it be ominous, it can end in nothing less than "... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...to move or turn my" self in my bed. This is my personal fortune " here to begin with. And, besides, I can get no " money from my tenants, and have my...night by cattle put in by my " neighbours. What this signifies, or may come " to in time, God knows; if it be ominous, it " can end in nothing less than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...myself in " my bed. This is my personal fortune here to " begin with. And, besides, I can get no mo" ney from my tenants, and have my meadows " eaten up every...night by cattle put in by my " neighbours. What this signifies, or may come •" to in time, God knows; if it be ominous, it can " end in nothing less than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...This is my perfonal fortune here to begin with. " And, befides, I can get no money from my te" nants, and have my meadows eaten up every night " by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this " ligniries, or may come to in time, God knows ; " if it be ominous, it can end in nothing lefs than... | |
| Ely Bates - 1807 - 426 pages
...unable to move or turn myself in my bed. This is my personal fortune here to begin with. And, besides, I can get no money from my tenants, and have my meadows eater> up every night by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this signifies, or may come to in time,... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...move or turn -my" self in my bed. This is my personal fortune ** here to begin with. And, besides, I can get no " money from my tenants, and have my...night by cattle put in by my " neighbours. What this signifies, or may come " to in time, God knows; if it be ominous, it w can end in nothing less than... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...unable to move or turn myself in my bed. This is my personal fortune here to begin with. And besides, 1 can get no money from my tenants, and have my meadows...night by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this signifies, or may come to in time, God knows. If it be ominous, it can end in nothing less than hanging.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...This is my personal fortune here to begin with. " And, besides, I can get no money from my te" nants, and have my meadows eaten up every night " by cattle put in by my neighbours. What this " signifies, or may come to in time, God knows ; " if it be ominous, it can end in nothing less than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...to move or turn myself in my bed. This is " my personal fortune here to begin with. And, be" sides, I can get no money from my tenants, and have " my...night by cattle put in " by my neighbours. What this signifies, or may come " to in time, God knows ; if it be ominous, it can end " in nothing less than... | |
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